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Israeli inquiry sees no indication of unlawful use of spyware by police

FILE PHOTO: People march during a protest against the Hungarian government for using Pegasus spyware to monitor journalists, opposition leaders and activists in Budapest, Hungary, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Marton Monus/File Photo

A high-level Israeli inquiry found no indication to support allegations that police had used controversial spyware on the phones of a number of public figures without warrants, the Justice Ministry said on Monday.

The investigation, conducted by a deputy attorney-general, focused on the police's use of the powerful hacking tool Pegasus developed by Israel's NSO Group, as well as another, unnamed system.

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